Lockdown Nigerian RomComs To Watch With Your Significant Other

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Are you locked down at home with your significant other, looking for things to watch? Whether you’re a fan of YouTube series or prefer a classic movie, there’s something to bring a smile to your face and keep the feeling of love flowing throughout your home.

Here are some romantic comedies that you should find time to watch with your significant other:

 

Series

Skinny Girl In Transit

This is the story of a young media professional in Lagos who is on a continuous search for the perfect body. The series is centred on her love life with one of the city’s eligible bachelors, her family and friends.   

 

The Men’s Club

This is a series that focuses on the lives of four men who have different love interests influenced by family feuds, politics and business. It’s a perfect play on the struggles of a young businessman trying to grow a dynasty against all odds while enveloped with the peculiarities of modern-day relationships. 

 

Movies

Isoken

Single at 34, a young lady seems to have it all in life, except being married. Her mother tries to set her up with a successful Nigerian man however fate draws her to an expatriate photojournalist. This movie plays on the societal theme of getting married before a certain age.    

 

Up North

This movie is reminiscent of love, friendship and politics. These are encountered when a young man goes to attend NYSC camp in Bauchi State as a response to his father’s desire for his self-improvement and maturity to take over his business. Here, he finds love and friendship and the rest they say is history.

 

New Money

This is the story of a shop-girl whose father mysteriously pops back into her life and leaves her a legacy she had no idea she could handle. She is faced with the decision to leave her old life as a salesgirl

and become a company exec and the head of her billionaire father’s business. She is also faced with deciding whether she wants to retain old love with a man from a more humble background or move on with a mover or shaker. 

 

The Royal Hibiscus Hotel

This is the story of a chef who returns home to Nigeria from London in order to take over the restaurant arm of her family hotel in order to get more recognition in a career that she has a passion for. While doing this, she falls in love with a man, only to find out that her parents have plans to sell this hotel to him. This movie is proof that love happens in the most obscure ways.  

Explore the world of Nollywood, grab some popcorn or a full-on meal and some drinks to have the perfect movie night in the comfort of your home with your significant other. 

 

Written by Feso Adeniji